Sopranos - Season 3

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rewatching sopranos now for the first time since it was originally broadcast on uk tv. the start to middle of this season seems like the first lull of the show to me. and employee of the month and university being arguably the two most disturbing episodes so far and only being a few episodes apart is difficult watching.

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 12 September 2018 23:29 (five years ago) link

didnt find it so

i have 2 or 3 eps to go here

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 September 2018 02:33 (five years ago) link

... i think?

stopped watching 18 months ago

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 September 2018 02:35 (five years ago) link

shit, i did see Jackie Jr get whacked. on to s4. i can't believe they kept Ralph Cifaretto going another year.

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 September 2018 02:39 (five years ago) link

i don't mind ralphie. but the problem is he is so obviously telegraphed as a potential problem for tony - i think pauly or someone even mentions that he's so out of control there's a danger he might try something against tony - that it seems silly that tony doesn't get rid of him earlier. the rationale that is explained on several occasions is that he's a great earner, but that doesn't seem significant enough compared to the seriousness of the risks keeping him around entail

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 13 September 2018 23:11 (five years ago) link

by earlier i mean he isn't around for the whole series, not trying to spoilerize

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 13 September 2018 23:12 (five years ago) link

strikes me how similar jackie jr and matthew bevilaqua's arcs are, but jackie jr's wacking elicits much less sympathy

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 14 September 2018 17:47 (five years ago) link

the Ralphie thing is pretty interesting, i think in the show his earning isn't just high but like extremely high, like he's for whatever reason exceptionally good at it while being bad at everything else. Also being a made guy, they can't just kill him without better reasons. And I do remember Patsy Parisi saying to someone after that if Ralph was killed "over a horse" (which was the rumor, though i think anyone watching realizes Tony did it at least partially bc of Tracee) then any of them could be killed for any reason. Which I do actually think comes into play a bit over the final stretch of the show, maybe even specifically w/Patsy (if you believe that very convincing blog analyzing the end of the show, the link to which I've lost.)

omar little, Friday, 14 September 2018 17:52 (five years ago) link

this is the patsy kills tony theory?

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 14 September 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link

yeah...i'd have to rewatch to see if it has any merit but it makes sense as much as anything else. I don't think the reason for Tony getting killed (which he did let's face it) was something that was supposed to be unknown, that doesn't seem like Chase's M.O. I think viewers just have to do a little digging. Keeping in mind I didn't do any digging, it was done for me; hat theory seemed to be based on extremely close and intelligent analysis though!

omar little, Friday, 14 September 2018 18:18 (five years ago) link

i think Chase is quite happy with ambiguity in the Sopranos.

( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 14 September 2018 18:52 (five years ago) link

ambiguity can be a good thing, and it def was in this case

Οὖτις, Friday, 14 September 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link

Tony had a lot of enemies and led a life that required him to be constantly looking over his shoulder cuz he knew at any time some random thing he had done could come back and lead to his demise. Patsy is just one of many in that respect.

Οὖτις, Friday, 14 September 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link

if anything the ending is about *that* - the constant paranoia, fear and tension (even in moments of apparent respite), death ever-present

Οὖτις, Friday, 14 September 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link

I think it’s def ambiguous and great bc of it. But I think Chase had a notion in his mind of who and why, at least a backstory that we may very well see peeking into the main narrative. That doesn’t mean it’s supposed to be solved, or anything. There are red herrings too.

omar little, Friday, 14 September 2018 19:32 (five years ago) link

ten months pass...

I had no idea that "I Saved the World Today" (which is used at the end of Season 2 but whatever) was a Eurythmics song from the fuckin 90s! I thought it was Supertramp or something

― Force Boxman (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 2 November 2012 02:09 (six years ago)

Same.

Just finished watching from 6a/b (which I hadn't seen) through round to the end of this season.

Ending it with that Aphex Twin track is an amazing note to hit in terms of music placement, and I'm not the biggest SAW II stan.

Thank You (Fattekin Mice Elf Control Again) (Noel Emits), Wednesday, 24 July 2019 12:00 (four years ago) link

ten months pass...

FINALLY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rff7-6ejd9Q

pplains, Friday, 19 June 2020 20:48 (three years ago) link

Big reason why the Sopranos is great: Chase made a point to do all the things networks never let him do. For example, he has a vicious hatred of 'walk and talk' scenes. They mean nothing. The scene has to be grounded in place. So he banned them.

— Justin Sherin (@wychstreet) June 20, 2020

... (Eazy), Saturday, 20 June 2020 16:29 (three years ago) link

five months pass...

i would love for someone to make a compilation video of all the times someone gives an obv lie of an excuse and leaves the room so two people can have a private conversation - one of my fav running gags in the history of television

Furio: "I gotta make two phone call"

Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 07:50 (three years ago) link

six months pass...

“Let’s get back to the gabagool”

Bracco rules

calstars, Friday, 18 June 2021 19:19 (two years ago) link

I wonder if Bracco was considered for the Carmela role
I think she could have brought another level to the role
Falco is talented but a little one dimensional. Or is that the role?

calstars, Monday, 21 June 2021 02:00 (two years ago) link

Rolo Tony fuck

calstars, Monday, 21 June 2021 02:00 (two years ago) link

“So I told him…take those Duncan shiek records and shove em up your ass”

calstars, Monday, 21 June 2021 02:25 (two years ago) link


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